Otto Baxter: Not A F***ing Horror Story

On Thursday 7 September we will be joined by directors Otto Baxter, Bruce Fletcher and Peter Beard for special Q&A screening hosted by Oska Bright

This feature-length documentary follows Otto Baxter, a 35-year-old man with Down Syndrome, over 6 years, as he writes and directs a foul mouthed, autobiographical, comedy, horror, musical, set in Victorian London.

Otto, who has always struggled to explain how he feels, uses his film The Puppet Asylum to explore his birth, adoption, and his epic battle with “The Master” an evil magician bent on controlling his life. During the process Otto’s birth mother dies and he is forced to confront his life in the real world, and his future.

Otto’s friends Bruce Fletcher and Peter Beard, both filmmakers, support Otto to bring his vision to life, but also learn more and more about his unique view on the world and how they can play a role in his future.

Oska Bright Film Festival is the world’s leading festival for films made by or featuring learning disabled and autistic people.

With less than 5% of disabled people working in the UK film industry, Oska Bright Film Festival is driven to make change happen. Working internationally with industry partners and funded by the BFI, our team produces the BIFA and BAFTA-qualifying Oska Bright Film Festival, promotes accessible screenings, runs training for venues and develops skills for aspiring filmmakers. Oska Bright Film Festival puts learning disabled and autistic people where they should be, on the big screen. Visit oskabright.org